Painting block

[Equus]

Originally posted by EricJ
ok, something just occured to me, what difference would it make painting a bigger mini? It doesn\'t seem like there is any difference whatsoever on eyestrain, the brushstrokes are still similar and in some cases the detail even finer...

Don\'t know too much about the actual medical and physiological mumbo jumbo, but I think EricJ has a point. It may have more to do with extended periods of time focusing on something in the near field of vision rather than the size of it. Course with large stuff, you can probably hold it farther away if you have to. I know I\'m slightly near sighted, and my doctor actually suggested that I not wear my glasses on close in stuff if it didn\'t bother me too much. The reason is that since I\'m near-sighted, the glasses actually make me strain a little to focus on near things.

I can empathize with your frustration on your eyesight though, Margo. I started out being a touch farsighted, which was kinda cool for driving and things like that. Somewhere in the past decade and a half, my eyesight went from there to near-sighted, with no sign of it really stopping permanently.

 

[frenchkid]

Originally posted by Zora
EricJ - I have to disagree. After seeing both yours and Margo\'s paintjobs, I would definitely call it art.
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aaarghl, tempting me again !!!
Note to self: wright mini is art article

Oh and margo you should post a picture of you as a corporate bitch to see if you are right ( what do you mean I just wan\'t to see margo as a corporat bitch...
:innocent::innocent: )

 

[Avicenna]

Originally posted by EricJ
ok, something just occured to me, what difference would it make painting a bigger mini? It doesn\'t seem like there is any difference whatsoever on eyestrain, the brushstrokes are still similar and in some cases the detail even finer...

For me I was suggesting it as a way to do something within the hobby but different to what margo is already doing. A change is as good as a break sort of thing. I dont think there is any difference in wear and tear on the eyes, but as Ritual said, there are a number of papers about which suggest that it is all hereditary anyway, so if your eyesight is going to get worse, then its going to get worse whatever you do.

 

[TAB Studio]

On a 200mm the detail does not take near the focus as a 28 or even a 54 , I have not tried a 90mm yet to tell you the difference.
I am so blind and have been since a teacher noticed I could not see in 6th grade.
Now I have spent a year waiting to find out if I have glaucoma. My eyes are not able for contacts
If you yearn to paint you make ways to paint no matter the obstacles. Why not take a break if it is not the right time for you now? There should be no guilt in doing what you really would enjoy in the little time you have off.

 

[Necrontyrtitan]

I agree with alot of the guys here, just take a break from painting, get out of the house, go hiking, do really different stuff for a week or two, and then come back to it all, absolutely full of inspiration and ideas!
A while ago I stopped painting, for a variety of reasons really...I didn\'t really want to, I couldn\'t find the time (I was at school during pretty much two years of solid exams!), or didnt have any money for anything... I spent most of that time reading up on tutorials, deciding on colour schemes, and saving up!

The first mini I painted after that break ending up coming first in the 40konline painting comp. Awesome!

So, not painting actually makes you better, which is a fantastic reason for a break.

As for your eyes, almost nothing is more important than sight...not even a golden demon!

 

[Drake Farstrider]

Boy I wish painters block was my problem, I seem to have the fearsome can\'t paint gene. lol Seriously though just take a little break and then come back to it. Thats what I do.

 

[Ritual]

Chin up, Margo! I understand it\'s frustrating to experience a declining eye sight (it happened to me when I was just a kid, so I didn\'t reflect much back then...), but your Myopia isn\'t so bad yet and for most people the Myopia remains rather stable during most of their adult life (it can even reverse slightly... it\'s done so for me). So, maybe it won\'t get much worse than this? But, if it does, there\'s not much to do about it other than use glasses and contact lenses (or laser surgery...). Either way, it\'s a hindrance you can quite easily learn to live with. And painting shouldn\'t be a problem as long as you can see what you\'re doing!

 

[philologus]

I\'m near sighted. I have to remember to take off my glasses when I paint minis. I actually make corrective lenses. All the ECP\'s I\'ve talked with confirm that the strain will not likely reduce vision; but it could cause blurriness/lack of acuity due to optic nerve and muscle fatigue.

Any way take a break and use the time to post more pics of yourself

 

[Zora]

Originally posted by Necrontyrtitan


So, not painting actually makes you better, which is a fantastic reason for a break.

That means if I start painting again, I\'ll be a GOD!

Margo, take heart in the fact that you\'re a talented painter, and no matter what you do now will change that. So take up another hobby, give your painting skills a break -not to mention your eyes- and do something FUN!

ENJOY LIFE!

 

[primordial ooze]

Really miss your stuff and hope to see you back here soon.

 

[Margo]

You people are simply wonderful! Thank you so much for so many kind words and good wishes! I will try not to disappoint you and go back to painting soon. In fact, I got so inspired by your replise to my whining, that I did some converting yesterday!

As for GD UK, I\'ll try my best to make it: I\'ll be in London at that time of the year, but there are some hindering circumstances that are out of my control. The worst thing is, I will only find out if I can go to Birmingham or not on Sept 23, and it will be too late to buy GD and coach tickets I hope I can figure somethin gout though!

Once again, thanks a LOT for support!

 

[Dragonsreach]

Margo: There are always a few tickets still on sale at the door.

 

[Avicenna]

I\'m not sure they are supposed to be sold, but Margo wont take alot of convincing!

 

[Margo]

Aha! I\'ll keep that in mind!